Education Nov 01 California ballot revives debate on expanding bilingual education On Nov. 8, California voters will vote on a proposition that would make it easier for school districts to expand bilingual education. Critics say English-only instruction is crucial to assimilation, while supporters argue that it would be an opportunity to…
Politics Nov 01 Candidates storm swing states as headlines on FBI, taxes swirl A week before Election Day, the candidates stumped in battleground states: Donald Trump took his campaign to Pennsylvania, while Hillary Clinton appealed to Florida voters. Their last leg of campaigning comes amid a flurry of headlines about a Trump tax…
Episode Oct 31 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 31, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, it’s the last full week of the presidential race and the FBI director has earned both criticism and praise for his handling of the Clinton email case. We look at how that’s playing out on the…
Arts Oct 31 The nightmare zombie movie that started with a dream Two years ago, two best friends with Down syndrome came up with an idea that would change their lives. With the dream of making a zombie movie, Sam Suchmann and Mattie Zufelt raised nearly $70,000 in a Kickstarter campaign, and…
Politics Oct 31 FBI probe of private email server dogs Clinton in final week In the final days of the campaign, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are talking about the same thing: the FBI probe into a new trove of emails possibly related to Clinton’s private server. In Michigan, Trump said the American people…
World Oct 31 News Wrap: Iraqi forces fight their way into Mosul In our news wrap Monday, Iraqi troops advanced on the city of Mosul after seizing the last village held by the Islamic State on the edge of the city, two weeks after the offensive began. Also, Lebanon finally has a…
Science Oct 31 Debunking the myth of the vampire bat In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, vampire bats may be some of the spookiest species on earth. But the surprisingly social animals make sacrifices to save one another’s lives. We debunk some of the popular myths about these…
Politics Oct 31 What’s behind Comey’s unprecedented reveal to Congress about Clinton probe? FBI Director James Comey revealed last week there are new emails possibly related to Hillary Clinton’s private server. Judy Woodruff learns more about the investigation from The New York Times’ Michael Schmidt and Politico’s Josh Gerstein and then discusses Comey’s…
Politics Oct 31 Days to go, voters explain their White House hopes Across the next-to-last weekend before the election, Judy Woodruff hit the campaign trail to see the candidates up close and speak with their supporters. She traveled from a Hillary Clinton appearance in Daytona Beach, Florida, to a Donald Trump speech…